Substantiv
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One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
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One who is a freak or unable to complete easy tasks.
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A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.
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One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.
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Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
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One not on the first team of players, a substitute.
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An instance of scrubbing.
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A cancellation.
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A worn-out brush.
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One who scrubs.
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Clothing worn while performing surgery.
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Verb
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To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.
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To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour.
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To be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living.
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To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
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To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets.
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To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing-like motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
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To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar.
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Adjektiv
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Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
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